who'd

American

[hood] / hud /

contraction of who would:

Who'd have thought it!

who'd British

/ huːd /

contraction

who had or who would

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Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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The Gobi March had drawn elite, savvy ultrarunners from around the globe who’d been preparing for this race for years, and I wasn’t going to be able to just drop them like regular marathoners.

From The Wall Street Journal

The yurts had been left behind by nomads who’d taken their sheep, goats or cattle somewhere else this time of year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Country-pop singer CMAT, who'd been up for the same prize, took the loss in her stride - collapsing in fake tears for the sake of the cameras.

From BBC

The performance had been curated by Sharon Osbourne, who'd previously picked Yungblud to sing Changes at Ozzy's farewell concert.

From BBC

One man, who'd come for his 50th birthday and had always wanted to see shooting stars, sobbed as he saw them streak across the sky, she tells us.

From BBC

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